Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-21
nov ABOUT TOWN
,1.rt His Peculiarities
ME W. 10 GnCiNIY.

,o;ots About His Fecu
PIE Vs. n polite society.
wax March 19.-some clever
NV o"Gr remarked that the r' I.',n
son rf'5 -, vort men and women was
rsO. n " Yd clothes. 1t is their re-
Dir love o. 'Ne clever person; it is tine
ion' 'a' ,nsv chew as untiringly as ING
tp'' s Wv chew gum; 1T is q ira
esierD sen iOIova honor and cherish.
tiOn thai a1 ,IoT loves, honors and cher
NT', prince OF Wales pins; IL mas
hes the no, Of 9 national institution
cone as hii ,'r bahit or the book agent
The cusp.t o onlv real CHARACTERISTIC
\ IN common by the n 1eis " sands too
Sleo - YORK. At first this R sU II Won
New obtterlng generality IN ~ soon see
yea ts5iuk about it you WIZ n,' So ciaver
alI! so is truth IN what oon -, tSa
pat 'neie No men and women IN .u1
end "a! IS djssimilar as those wno . haii
<orId sle York. English men anu siInS
pom Ne" ,na n7oud possessors OF tne ia
be Doln wy I'M French men anu "oiueh
onal P4'T oil the world over tor lheir
re isn n,,, The New Yorkers-tney are as
spriI; VI. 0nida,s iuvartable praoe Oh
teleadl a" a. Zinfaudel and BeauJolals. as
erolDes, q WAGNER. during moments Vi
erdi ' ao" and yet--celd "a sans 0ere-
usplIsI'o onnalIy charming In their oppoc
3be! are eq" IT, ia really all a matter OF
lite wS!s, nt American women are porn
tnvlronnvenaiirn They realize this at a
% DO aln ,hav know with a pro-
$ery eau! sinty whatawsits them II they
fnstIe va II ia. therefore, not so mucn
pre- 'tupau' adit that, while they are quick
. .ooartee and bright as a nsrVes' I.Hon,
T msn are heavy and lazy; leaving enen
Ok nv unhiD work OF making converse
'H' They take it naturally; they are as
I ov socially as they are Dauly euu-
pew nile the men are as stupld-so-
- orain-ss their educations nave
&A "ronpn. Take even their manners,
petu .i w. nave a self.pOssess1on whlch IS
I NJ .m,y Of Inconsistencies, wnile the
s.ppn6argo torments Of selt-consclouS-
Pleu u inf.rnos of uncertainty as 30 the
w. oio',ant disposal Of their arms ana
uY'' Pr mt one mus, Of course, remember
~. .no word "men" has stretching pow
u'' NV ooualed by those or "Al1ce IN
s,'' DOL - Used in the above sense
" . uuuI that species of the male biped
. up r ,..ociety men" in the papers. as
3 ,ovo n the bows" at college, as "a bud''
n-ing his subsequent career-tbough
fs t', &c exactly bird-like about him it IS
hard to say; perhaps be is a ora because
~ knows lust when TO take nlsAI anu
%srsans because his flight is rapid.
Por years it has been an open secret
H. these "society men" are almost en-
E,irslv recruited from the cradle and the
Errsys The grave furnishes some very
Eisyant articles. which, however. must be
&seksn .as is"-a mysterious combination
4 n gords the meaning Of which one learns
H. Fourteentn street. But the cradle Is
#tIe yaneral tayOrite. 1t has an immense
ADVANTAGE over tie grave, in the superior
Houannty of its representatives, and IN
Etoeir numerous qualifications for social
EhoDors, such as good dancing, unlimited
slowing capacity for supper and the gen.
fsrs buOyancy of extreme youth. Of
{rOurse, there are some disadvantages in
EbejDg enrolled under the banner or the
.csile. It's representatives generally
! uf-r pangs from shyness. In their own
Flient points abnOrmally accentuated;
/ when they dance they seem all legs, like
/ The insignia of the Isle OF Man; when
|they attempt to pass cakes and ice cream
ItDey appear TO have au embarrassingly
Il8rse number OF hands; when they speak
Their tongue il as unmanageabie as the
eEtremltes of puppet. The male bud,
/ Or "kil," as he is called, spends his first
season in learning how to be at ease.
During the period which pTecedes ma
| Circulation be suffers greatly. He is so
swsdded about aud envelOped in shyness
that ne is never himself. he tries gene
|Ially to be somebody else; it used to be
Pelham; now 1t is either Guerndale, or
bold, bad English Guardsman, or the
Duke de Nora. He generally confines
himself to two manners, both of which
are equally badly assumed. The first,
IdOpted when in awful trepidation, ne
speaks to the older bellies or married
beauties, is one OF slavieh politeness, at
times acknowledgements, | kiss our
bands and feet" something in that style.
As tue older beauties disdaIn him, this
only iriltates them the more. They glare
cOidlE at him, and with elevated chins
continue the conversation which he has
generally interrupted. He soon leaves
tem leeling bitter and sad, that he is a
epaer, tlau bis doll Is full of sawdust, his
eaAe Is dough. He ciinches his fists IN
DIS new KID gloves and feels that he must
pdhu DC reNenged on some one else. His
euoh0 manner, assumed when in sweet
CONVERSE Win the most modest and retir-
ig u Tue buds, with whom he us q to
pay Wien ne was not yet emancipated
, ihe kits, and she was a tlaXen-haired
tSau! Wlth leaning toward Alexandria
bottles, is entirely different. HeisAtoId.
"icAeu man. Where i've minutes before
~, NC was tle meekest OF lambs, he Is now
we we ulosI ierocious Of lions. lie is mag
nIncen', reckless villain, with the pitying
S!u.C'sIn o. q VOltaire. He throws out
LoiA n!nts o! darker deeds, chronically
rave elIiQses III his talk and looks on
w AooI' sailing wIckedly to himself.
a ".oH sue hentlons some girl friend he
sac9lS an enigmatloal glance at her out
" v, we '&li OF MS eye and says with awful
=. SHniug' "Oh, that girls" then spickals
IL u'mse!l, reiapses into significant 81.
ssueo, renectlYely strOklng his incipIent
49, starts aud Says suddenly.
Si". simulated memory: "Yes, tnat
ssnI LnoW her, | know her; throws
rrb A a.s ueSd aud breaks into laugh OF
nng,I etJoyment aud in answer TO heI
sornSn 1 query, says, with ostentatioue
1 yiTIsI"'ahce' ION. nothing, | was merely
W. an,n,SS-notnlng OF any importance. =
hi n' s. we woman who has just snu5bed
a Is ssi,s past IN Il mist OF tulle, he turns
i,,n 49, iu9tre eye on her and saws patron.
los ~ . a-a-S-goOd locking woman. al
Sn aI, USED usea 10 be. Getting little scrawny
Nj, n.y. SyHeuceu!y stupid to talk 10. Had &c
ssrba. Al hour with her at Mrs. Blun.
ma 0,S1 Ss, Jones'-thought I'd have gons
h. s. os'ore ! could get rid OF her" Az
,I ' 81 we life and spirits being crushed
riltorirh..S gentle little partner by hi.